January 13, 1881 · Approaches to Lima, Peru Theater
January 13, 1881
In the campaign to take the Peruvian capital, Baquedano's army stormed the fortified defensive lines at Chorrillos south of Lima, overrunning Piérola's improvised army of conscripts and reservists in a bloody day of fighting. The resort town was sacked and burned in the aftermath.
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